Dick Van Dyke

Much loved by generations of fans for his comic - as well as sometimes underestimated song and dance talents - and a seemingly endless supply of joie de vivre, Dick Van Dyke was a multiple Emmy winner...
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Lynn Borden dies at 77

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WENN.com
Mar 09, 2015

Actress Lynn Borden has died at the age of 77. The star passed away last Tuesday (03Mar15) after a long illness.
The former Miss Arizona beauty queen and Miss America runner-up rose to fame as an actress in the 1960s, starring on Shirley Booth's TV comedy Hazel.
She also appeared on the small screen in shows like The Dick Van Dyke Show, Get Smart and Fantasy Island, while her film credits include 1969's Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, 1973's Breeze, Savannah Smiles in 1982.
She was also part of one of Hollywood's best death scenes when her character succumbed to a killer turtle in cult horror film Frogs in 1972.

Carrie Fisher will present her mother Debbie Reynolds with the coveted Life Achievement Award at the 21st annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on 25 January (15). Reynolds will join veterans like Dick Van Dyke, Mary Tyler Moore, Ernest Borgnine, Betty White, James Earl Jones, Clint Eastwood and Kirk Douglas when she collects the accolade at this year's SAG ceremony.
Actress and author Fisher will take a break from duties connected to the new Star Wars sequel, The Force Awakens, to salute her mother.

The famous striped jacket worn by Dick Van Dyke in Disney classic Mary Poppins has sold for $64,000 (£40,000) at auction. The multi-coloured blazer, sported by Van Dyke when the characters jump into a chalk sidewalk drawing and dance with cartoon animals, was bought by a private collector at the Profiles in History auction in Los Angeles last week (ends21Dec14).
Joe Maddalena from the auction house says, "The jacket comes from an iconic scene in an iconic movie - it doesn't get much better than that."

Actor Dick Van Dyke has teamed up with producer Harvey Weinstein to release a memoir about ageing to coincide with his 90th birthday. The Mary Poppins star's Keep Moving: And Other Tips About Old Age will hit book shelves in autumn of next year (15), just weeks before he turns 90 on 13 December (15).
A statement from the actor reads: "I'm not going to sugarcoat anything. Yes, your knees do hurt, your hair thins, you lose loved ones, and your memory can act like a friend who doesn't answer the phone. But I'm going to assure people that there is a beautiful life waiting for you. There's no reason to feel bad about getting old if you do it right. Just keep moving."
Weinstein adds, "We are thrilled to be working with Dick. As well as motivating and moving, this will be a fun book to honour the life and career of a Hollywood legend."

A famous striped jacket sported by Dick Van Dyke in kids' classic Mary Poppins is expected to fetch more than $60,000 (£37,500) at auction this week (beg15Dec14). The garish blazer is the star lot at Profiles in History's Animation Auction 66, which takes place in Los Angeles on Thursday (18Dec14) and Friday (20Dec14).
Other items on sale include pieces of rare artwork and animation memorabilia.
A Profiles in History spokesman says, "We have compiled a vast selection of vintage watercolours, original production backgrounds and cells, signed oil paintings and model drawings, original title artwork and animated classic movie memorabilia."

The family of late composer Earle Hagen is embroiled in a battle over the royalties from two classic TV theme tunes. Hagen penned the opening songs for The Andy Griffith Show and The Dick Van Dyke Show in the 1960s and the themes have earned $390,000 (£244,000) in royalties since 2011.
According to TMZ.com, officials at Broadcast Music, Inc. (BMI) music publishing are unsure who should receive the cheque in the wake of Hagen's 2008 death - both his second wife Laura and his sons from his first marriage believe they are the rightful recipients of the money, so BMI officials have filed legal paperwork asking a judge to decide.

Actor Richard Schaal has died, aged 86. The Mary Tyler Moore Show regular, who also appeared in the comedy show's spin-offs Rhoda and Phyllis, passed away at the Motion Picture and Television Fund retirement home in Woodland Hills, California on Tuesday (04Nov14).
A former member of the fabled Chicago, Illinois comedy troupe Second City, Schaal played twins Howard and Paul Arnell, Dino and Chuckles the Clown on The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
He also appeared on The Dick Van Dyke Show, That Girl and Bob Newhart and in the films Slaughterhouse-Five and The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming.
Married three times, his second wife was his Mary Tyler Moore Show and Rhoda co-star Valerie Harper.

Director Rob Reiner led a debate to save his community in Malibu, California from retail chains on Sunday (26Oct14). The residents of Malibu will vote next month (Nov14) on 'Measure R', a proposal to allow them to decide what large stores can open in the area.
The When Harry Met Sally... director is leading the 'Save Malibu' initiative, which has received $500,000 (£312,500) in donations from celebrities including Tom Hanks, singer Barbra Streisand, Dallas actress Victoria Principal, and directors Steven Spielberg and James Cameron.
Reiner took part in a heated debate against a leading opponent of the proposal, Los Angeles Police Commission President Steven Soboroff, at Malibu City Hall on Sunday.
Reiner said, "Measure R gives the people the right to have a say over what their community will look like. It's very simple. We want the voters to have a voice in what comes to this city," while Soboroff insisted the proposal "does the wrong thing for this community".
Actor and Measure R supporter Dick Van Dyke also attended the debate, telling cbslocal.com, "I can't understand why people are appearing against it. I don't see any flaws in it, and don't see why it wouldn't pass."

Film fans have been tricked into believing Cate Blanchett is set to tackle the iconic role of Mary Poppins in a new Tim Burton movie after a fake movie poster surfaced online. The image featured the Blue Jasmine star in period costume against a dark blue backdrop of Edwardian London, with a number of umbrellas floating across the sky.
Blanchett's name was given top billing alongside Maleficent's Sam Riley and accompanying reports suggested the project, a twist on the Disney classic, had been announced through Burton's Facebook.com account, with a release date of 2016.
However, no such post existed on the social networking site and eagle-eyed fans soon determined the news and poster had been part of a hoax after realising Blanchett's body and attire was actually that of Doctor Who's new assistant, Clara Oswald, played by actress Jenna Coleman.
Pranksters took the image of Coleman, with her hands clasped in front of her, from a promotional snap for the cult British sci-fi series and simply used computer-generated imagery to digitally place Blanchett's face on her body.
The original 1964 Mary Poppins movie, based on the book of the same name by P. L. Travers, featured Julie Andrews as the titular character and co-starred Dick Van Dyke.

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Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day has more questionable elements than it has titular adjectives. Elements that make you wonder just how certain parties — the ones involved that you love and to whom you choose to extend countless benefits of the doubt — signed off on this mess.
We watch these parties — Steve Carell, Jennifer Garner, and guest stars Megan Mullally and Dick Van Dyke — trot through the muck of a day that just gets worse for all parties. Carell and Garner play parents to Alexander Cooper (Ed Oxenbould), a 12-year-old boy who is no stranger to bad days. When Alexander wishes that his family would finally know what it's like to live under Murphy's Law, the whole Cooper clan — including both parents, a lovestruck older brother (Dylan Minnette), and a budding thespian middle sister (Kerris Dorsey) — succumb to misfortune in the least creative of ways.
While the simple children's book source material gives way to a film intended for the same demographic, it shows that director Miguel Arteta has only worked in more "mature" material up to this point. A legion of poop jokes result from a fatal misprint in the picture book published by mother Kelly (Garner). Dad Ben (Carell) nearly fouls up his son's birthday party when he orders burly strippers instead of... well, we actually don't know what he thought they were. But worst of all, teenage sister Emily (Dorsey) gets loopy after downing an entire bottle of cold medicine, an antic that is played for laughs.
Then we have the more tame material, which lands lazily, unfunnily, and without any energy whatsoever... a miracle, considering how hectic this film is. With so many characters running around between job interviews, prom dates, school plays, and public book readings, you'd imagine a burst of life force to come to fruition somewhere along the line. Instead, the effectively charmless, brainless, and occasionally toxic movie falls very short of its electric source material... but very much lives up to its title.
1.5/5
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Re-teamed with Ben Stiller for the sequel "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian"

Joined the final season of "The Carol Burnett Show" (CBS) as a regular

Hosted the local TV show "The Music Shop" in Atlanta, GA

Had a short-lived return to TV with "The Van Dyke Show" on CBS

First TV miniseries, Arthur Hailey's "Strong Medicine"

Took a starring role as college professor Dr. Jonathan Maxwell for a series of "Murder 101" mystery films on the Hallmark Channel

Starred in the short-lived NBC variety series "Van Dyke and Company"

Served with the U.S. Air Force during World War II

Starred on Broadway in a short-lived revival of the musical "The Music Man"

Acted opposite Ben Stiller in the action-adventure-comedy "Night at the Museum"

Acted in first TV-movie, "The Morning After" (ABC)

Hosted "The Morning Show" on CBS

Played Burt the Chimney Sweep opposite Julie Andrews in the family classic "Mary Poppins"

Married his wife Marjorie on the radio show "Bride and Groom" in order to afford a ring and a honeymoon

Co-starred in the Broadway musical "Bye, Bye Birdie"

Summary

Much loved by generations of fans for his comic - as well as sometimes underestimated song and dance talents - and a seemingly endless supply of joie de vivre, Dick Van Dyke was a multiple Emmy winner and television legend for his work on the beloved sitcom, "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (CBS, 1961-66). The Illinois native had already endeared himself to audiences as the star of the hit Broadway musical "Bye Bye Birdie," which earned him a Tony Award in 1961, and he continued to delight audiences during the series' network run with films like "Mary Poppins" (1964) and "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" (1968), but it was his famous sitcom which defined him. Van Dyke struggled to find a quality project after the series left the air, but remained a welcome presence in TV movies and guest shots until the early 1990s, when he scored again as a doctor-turned-sleuth on "Diagnosis Murder" (CBS, 1993-2001). Predictably, the indefatigable Van Dyke never adhered to the concept of retirement and continued to pop up in such projects as the animated feature "Curious George" (2006) and a new series of made-for-TV mysteries, beginning with "Murder 101" (Hallmark, 2006). A consummate entertainer and ambassador of goodwill for more than 50 years, Van Dyke never failed to put a smile on the faces of audiences of all ages.

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Arlene Silver

Wife

Met 2006 at the SAG Awards; Married Feb. 29, 2012

Michelle Triola

Companion

Unsuccessfully sued Lee Marvin in 1977 after her relationship with him ended; Began a relationship with Van Dyke during the late 1980s; Couple lived together more than 30 years until her death in 2009